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Hearing coordinators for the Board of Veterans’ Appeals

If you have any questions about your upcoming hearing with a Veterans Law Judge, you or your VSO (or other accredited representative) can email a hearing coordinator. Keep reading on this page to learn more about what a hearing coordinator can help you with. And find a hearing coordinator to contact.

What can a hearing coordinator help me with? 

A hearing coordinator can help you schedule, access, and make changes to your hearing with a Veterans Law Judge. 

Here are some examples of situations a coordinator can help you with: 

  • You’re scheduled for a virtual hearing, but you never received a link to join the virtual hearing
  • You’re scheduled for a videoconference hearing or an in-person hearing (in Washington, D.C., or at a VA regional office) and you want to switch to a virtual hearing
  • Your virtual hearing is today, but you’re having trouble joining the hearing online

Note: Hearing coordinators can only help you schedule, access, and make changes to your hearing. If you have other questions, you can email boardcustomerservice@va.gov

How do I find a hearing coordinator to contact? 

We have 8 teams of regional offices. You can email your team to find a hearing coordinator at a regional office near you.

Atlantic team

If you live in one of these locations, email the Atlantic team: Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina

This is the email address for the Atlantic team: bvateamatlantic@va.gov

Midwest team

If you live in one of these locations, email the Midwest team: Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia

This is the email address for the Midwest team: bvateammidwest@va.gov

Northeast team

If you live in one of these locations, email the Northeast team: Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia

This is the email address for the Northeast team: bvateamnortheast@va.gov

Northwest-Plains team

If you live in one of these locations, email the Northwest-Plains team: Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, the Philippines, South Dakota, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming

This is the email address for the Northwest-Plains team: bvateamnorthwest@va.gov

South team

If you live in one of these locations, email the South team: Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Puerto Rico, Tennessee

This is the email address for the South team: bvateamsouth@va.gov

Southeast team

If you live in Florida, email the Southeast team.

This is the email address for the Southeast team: bvateamsoutheast@va.gov

Southwest team

If you live in one of these locations, email the Southwest team: Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, Utah

This is the email address for the Southwest team: bvateamsouthwest@va.gov

Texas team

If you live in Oklahoma or Texas, email the Texas team.

This is the email address for the Texas team: bvateamtexas@va.gov

  • If you disagree with a VA decision on your claim or decision review, you can appeal to a Veterans Law Judge at the Board of Veterans’ Appeals in Washington, D.C.

  • Find out what happens at a Board of Veterans’ Appeals hearing—and how to request one if you want to discuss your appeal with a Veterans Law Judge.

  • If you’re requesting a hearing with a Veterans Law Judge and you don’t want to travel to a VA location, you can choose to have a virtual tele-hearing.

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  • Decision reviews and appeals

    If you disagree with a VA claim decision, you can request a decision review. Decision review replaces the old (“legacy”) VA appeals process.

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